Tuesday, 1 November 2011

If you fancy a proper tutorial on how to build a snowflake Christmas tree, pop over to the Sizzix blogs page.

As Sizzix removed all posts from 2011, here you have the tutorial.

Last week I did a
small Christmas tree made with the rosettes. Today I
am revisiting another Christmas decoration, again a tree but this
time using eclips and the Seasonal cartridge. It is really quick and
economical to make and the eclips does all the work.You will need

Lift the cut
snowflakes gently. I srontly advise to get the spatula. Without it is really
difficult to get the intricate cuts.

Layer them on top
of each other to check how the sizes fare. You can make them every 1/4" if
you wish or make it really large starting at 12" but you will need a much
longer skewer.

Make a 1/8” hole in
each snowflake centre except for the smallest two snowflakes. To make sure that
all are centered it is best to do one at a time. But if you don't
have much time you can use a Cropadile and do all at once.

You will need some spacers between the different snowflakes, you can use
large decorative beads or create some spacers with card. To create the spaces
trim a strip of thin white card that is 3/4” and 12” long. Then trim them in 1”
lengths with a few a little bit longer and a few smaller. That will account for
some to be thicker once assembled and some thinner, something that will be
important once the tree is assembled.

Roll each piece of
card around the skewer so it is tight but movable up and down.

Secure it with a small amount of
tacky glue at the end. I hold it together for a minute or so using a clip.

Paint the skewer
white using white acrylic paint and position it on a little glass filled with
florist's sand.

Once all the spacers are
assembled put them in a line, at one end the thinnest and at the other the
fattest. Start threading the elements through the skewer starting by the
fattest spacer and then the largest snowflake.

Continue this way until the small
snowflakes.

Add small amounts
of tacky glue to one of the small snowflakes and attach to the top of the skewer. Then add the second one making sure that they are both well attached.

Once finished spray
Spray & Sparkle for a Silver glittery finish, or Stick & Stay and
then sprinkle transparent glitter all over it.

And here
you have another version, similar sizes but I added crystals on each of the
ends and I used the Vase Bigz die for the base.

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